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Policies & Legislation

Find information here on policies and legislation that support bicycling and walking including policies for funding, complete streets policies, and those that protect safety.

Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committees

Many cities now have bicycle and pedestrian advisory committes (BPACs) that make recommendations and provide guidance to local governments on bicycling and walking issues. Find resources on BPACs here.

Bike Licensing & Registration

Mandatory bicycle licensing and/or registration is a topic that occassionally creeps up on the Alliance listserv when officials in a certain community may be considering the idea. In this folder you will find resources including an overview of these laws and policies in other communities, arguments for and against, and how to fight these policies in your community.

Bike Parking Legislation & Policies

Winning legislation and policies for bicycling and walking can help boost your organization's profile, grow your capacity, and increase bicycling and walking in your community. Here are resources on common topics for Alliance organizations including bike/ped funding, laws for protecting safety, bike parking policies, and information on federal transportation laws.

Federal Transportation

Laws made at the federal level have direct impacts on the ability of organizations to make change at the state and local level. In this folder you will find resources on federal transportation policy including specific familiar programs such as CMAQ and Transportation Enhancements. Also find resources for finding your local officials (and how they votes on critical transportation issues) and an overview of common transportation aconymns.

Funding for Bike & Ped

How do bicycle and pedestrian projects get funded? In this folder you'll find resources on federal funding programs for bike/ped and data on how federal funding is spent in various cities and states (in the Alliance's Benchmarking Report). You'll also find a link to a database of state-level policies affecting bike/ped funding.

Land Use Policies

Land use policies can affect how bikeable and walkable communities are and can sometimes encourage sprawl which reduces the opportunities for bicycling and walking by increasing trip distances. In this folder learn why you should be concerned with land use policies in your community.

Laws Protecting Cyclist & Pedestrian Safety

In this folder you'll find sample legislation pertaining to safety and resources about types of legislation that promote and protect bicycle and pedestrian safety.